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A Dutch payment provider for small and mid-sized businesses in Europe and the UK. It publishes exact card rates by card type, payout fees and daily payouts at no extra charge, with UK and Dutch licence numbers.
Mollie scores 3.6 out of 5 (73 out of 100) in the Buckingham Intelligence Payment Processing and Acquiring Index 2026 and ranks 3 of 10. It is strongest for UK and European small businesses wanting simple published rates and daily payouts, with 5 out of 5 for published pricing. Not published or not stated on the pages read: merchant reach, payout speed and regulatory standing.
Scores from the Payment Processing and Acquiring Index 2026.
| Segment | Score out of 100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| For small and mid-sized merchants | 81 | 3 of 10 |
| For enterprise and cross-border merchants | 69 | 5 of 10 |
| For platforms and regulated firms | 70 | 5 of 10 |
The score out of 5 is the overall score out of 100 divided by 20. Leader goes to the top three overall, Best for to the first in each segment, and Top rated for to a score of 5 out of 5 on a criterion. Awards cannot be bought.
Where it scores best, and where to check closely, as shown in each ranking.
UK and European small businesses wanting simple published rates and daily payouts.
What Mollie publishes on its own pages, read on 26 October 2026.
A Dutch payment provider for small and mid-sized businesses in Europe and the UK. It publishes exact card rates by card type, payout fees and daily payouts at no extra charge, with UK and Dutch licence numbers. Its reach is limited to Europe and the UK, and PCI DSS is not stated on the pages read.
| Fact | What the provider publishes |
|---|---|
| Pricing | Visa and Mastercard: UK domestic consumer cards "1.20% + £0.20"; UK commercial and European cards "2.90% + £0.20"; all other cards "3.25% + £0.20". American Express UK 2.50% + £0.20, other 2.60% + £0.20. Bacs Direct Debit 0.90% + £0.20. Additional payouts £0.25; payouts in another currency 1% of payout amount. |
| Payment methods | "35+ payment methods, 30+ currencies, online and in-person"; payouts in the primary currency plus "up to 11 additional currencies". |
| Merchant reach | Serves businesses "across Europe and the UK"; DNB e-money licence and UK payment institution licence. No country count published. |
| Payout speed | "With Mollie, you decide when we send your payout. We don't charge extra fees for daily payouts"; schedule options include every business day. |
| Integration | API documentation and guides, shop plugins, an MCP server for AI agents, online sign-up. |
| Regulatory standing | "Mollie UK Ltd is licensed and registered with the Financial Conduct Authority as a payment institution in the UK (FRN: 977968) and Mollie B.V. is licensed and registered as an electronic money institution with the Dutch Central Bank (relationship number: F0038)." |
| Date read | 26 October 2026 |
A fact that is not published is scored as not offered or, for a fee, as if it were high. It is never estimated.
Facts read on 26 October 2026 from: mollie.com/gb, mollie.com/gb/pricing, mollie.com/gb/payments.
Each score with the evidence behind it.
Each criterion is scored 0 to 5 against the best published offer in the Payment Processing and Acquiring Index. 0 means not offered or not published. How it is scored
The other providers in the same ranking, ordered by score.
| Provider | Score out of 5 | Rank | Strongest for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stripe | 4.2 | 1 of 10 | Online businesses wanting full published pricing and self-serve sign-up in many countries |
| Adyen | 3.9 | 2 of 10 | Large merchants wanting local acquiring and many payment methods from one licensed bank |
| Razorpay | 3.6 | 4 of 10 | Businesses selling to customers in India through UPI, cards and netbanking |
| Airwallex | 3.5 | 5 of 10 | Businesses wanting card acceptance with settlement into a multi-currency account |
| Nuvei | 3.4 | 6 of 10 | Merchants in gaming, travel and high-volume sectors needing many local methods |
| PayPal Braintree | 3.0 | 7 of 10 | Online merchants wanting card and PayPal acceptance with published UK rates |
| Checkout.com | 2.8 | 8 of 10 | Large online merchants needing local acquiring across many regions |
| SumUp | 2.6 | 9 of 10 | Small UK retailers and sole traders taking card payments in person |
| Worldpay | 1.6 | 10 of 10 | UK merchants wanting an established acquirer with next-day settlement |
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